The Progress. [volume] (White Earth, Minn.) 1886-1889, 1887-10-22
alone, several Of the large banks proposing
to increase their deposits
NORTHWEsrERNNEws.

Arnold Kohler, Swiss farmer living
in the north part of Becker county, Mimi,
was murdered by his neighbor John Adams,
on whom he called for the purpose of notify
ing him to keep his cattle out Of his turnip
Held. Shortly afterwards Earnest Mottas,
who lives with Kohler, heard Kohler's little
girl in the field calling for help, that John
Adams was killing her father. He ran over
to. Adams house and found Kohler down,
Adams on top, and Mrs. Adams belaboring
Koh!er over the head with stick of stove
wood. lie pulled Adams off and helped
Kohler to his feet. telling him to come
home. He then started out, thinking Kohler
fired, and Kohler staggered out, saying,
II am shot, and fell to the ground Mottas
procured team and started for home with
Kohler, who expired before reaching there.
There are those in the neighborhood who
say that the vicious and murderous attack
owing Kohler, and told neighbor during
the past summer that after he (Adams) re-
turned from Dakota this fall, he would have
q settlement with Kohler, and he would do
something to him that no person would
think of. He also told another neighbor
that he had killed man with whisky
bottle in the old country (Russia), and had
to skip to America. Kohler was very mnch
liked by his neighbors. He leaves wife
and five children in fair circumstances.
while trying to escape by the train and
taken to Detroit.
Wilbur F. James, whose true name
is Frank Landers, discounted his A-years
sentence in the Saltwater, MINI, peniten-
tiary, by leaving that institution after two
years service. His career of swindlinP at
st. Paul is we'll remembered, and bv his
plauslbility he. was. granted unusual
freedom in the penitentiary and SO gained
his opportunity. It was not the custom to
lock this polished scamp up until bed time,
so he slipped down to the barber shop and
ass sted by John Carlin, the prison barber,
Goodhue county convict, pried open a
passage age with = crrowbar' got into the yard
| ono side. James was given so much
freedom that it is thought he had arranged
with friends to meet him outside with
citizens clothes and otherwise assist him in
his bold dash for liberty.
A case of a good deal o. probable
Importance has arisen at \1atonwan
County, MINI. The grand jury at st.
James returned two bills of Indictment
against II. W. Gushing, deputy boiler in
spector, one for impersonating an officer
and one for obtaining money under false
pretenses: Gushing is deputy under his
brother, j. e. Gushing of Minneapolis, state
boiler inspector, and has made numerous
Inspections in the above county, and given
fee allowed by law. The law, it is claimed,
so the attorney general has decided. does
not authorize the appointment of deputies.
II such IS the case numerous engineers
throughout the State are running engines
on certificates that are worthless.
A vigorous complaint comes from
Claremont, Dak., because of the inability
or neglect of the Manitoba railway to furn-
lsh the necessary cars for shipment of
wheat. The elevators and warehouses are
filled to their utmost capacity, and farmers
are obliged to haul their wheat home after
bringing it to market. Farmers and ship,
pers hang around the depot all night, COB
BILE onto the first empties and take them by
main force. Payments and obligations are
coming due and farmers are unable to meet
them on account of not being able to dispose
realize any money. The board of railroad
| commissioners have been appealed to in
the matter. -.E.
The Wisconsin militia were quite
fortunate at the Chicago military drill in
prize. winning: Company drill, LIST prize
5000, Co., G., 3rd Wis; Artillery platoon,
Artillery sections, LIST prize, 81 900, first sec
ton Light battery; End prize, $3.50, 2nd
section, Light battery; Cavalry, list prize,
$1,000, Milwaukee Light Horse Squadron:
Individual prize for best drilled soldier,
1 1st prize $500, p; Fitzgerald. Co., G., ard
waukee Light Horse Squadron.
Commander-in-chief G. A. R., Judge
John P. Rea, upon his return home to Min
neapolis was given a most handsome recep-
| ton, procession of 5000 largely G. A. r.
men, escorting him to the Exposition build
| ing, where Mayor Ames led in the speech
m mai &f followed by Judge Rea Col Hicks,
| Murphy, Maj. Drake and Col. d., H. David
son of st. Paul. It was very happy and
altogether eloquent occasion.
An unknown burglar entered the re-
sidence of Mrs. William Koehne at Fond du
Lac, Wis, and On being discovered he made
an attack on Mrs. Koehne and her four
| daughters with club. The walls of the
house are spattered with blood, and shows
that fearful struggle had been made bv
the frenzied women. The assailant escaped
| after threatening death to the women if
| they made an cutlery. A reward of $500 ia
| offered for his. arrest.
Pipestone, Mimi, Special: A COM
pany of ten soldiers, Capt. Bean and Indian
Agent J.. F. Kinney of Yankton arrived here
from the West The orders are to remove
| all squatters who have encamped on the
Indian reservation. About one hundred
and sixty Indians are camped at the quar-
ries waiting to see the settlers 60. It looks
now as though the same course pursued at
| rhe Winnebago reservation would be fol-
lowed out here.
A woman named Reed, who has
been going under the name of Lawrence,
was arrested at Cherokee, Iowa, on
charge Of drawing pension as widow of
| an old soldier, when she was really married
to a farmer named Lawrence. The woman
denied the marriage, but the government
has produced witnesses to the ceremony.
Her husband has been arrested as an
accessory.
A delegation of 100 Indians of Wis
consin, had an interview with Secretary
Lamar at Washington, in regard to taking
their lands in severalty. They also asked
for an appropriation of $780, 600 in view OF
the fact that they have given to homeless
children great deal Of their land. Mr..
Lamar promised to give the matter his
careful attention.
Gov. Church has about completed
his message to the secretary of the interior,
and it is filled with facts interesting to the
citizens of Dakota. He recommends an in
crease i'll the judiciary, and comments on
the division problem. He endorses Dawes,